R v Morley [2021] NSWDC 681

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Morley [2021] NSWDC 681 Hearing dates: 25 October 2021; 14 December 2021 Date of orders: 16 December 2021 Decision date: 16 December 2021 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Haesler SC DCJ Decision: Evidence of police interviews not to be admitted at trial. For orders - see [110] Catchwords: CRIME — Violent offences — Aggravated detain for advantage — In company – actual bodily harm inflicted CRIMINAL PROCEDURE — Trial — pre-trial application – exclusion of admissions EVIDENCE — Admissions — Criminal proceedings — improperly obtained- illegality- impropriety- unreliability - unfair prejudice – EVIDENCE — Admissions — Criminal proceedings — improperly obtained - denial of LEPRA rights - interview conducted using body worn video and mobile phone - police cant opt out of LEPRA - Code of Practice for CRIME (Custody, Rights, Investigation, Management and Evidence - NSW Police Force Body-Worn Video Camera Standard Operating Procedures" Terms "protected suspect" - body worn video - mobi-phone - Code of Practice for CRIME (Custody, Rights, Investigation, Management and Evidence- NSW Police Force Body-Worn Video Camera Standard Operating Procedures" Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 Evidence Act Evidence Act 1995 Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2000 Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Amendment Act 2014 Surveillance Devices Act 2007 Cases Cited: Bunning v Cross (1978) 141 CLR 54 Carter v The Queen (1995) 183 CLR 121 Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) v Merhi [2019] NSWSC 1068 Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) v Owen [2017] NSWSC 1550 Dyers v The Queen (2002) 210 CLR 285; [2002] HCA 45 Festa v The Queen (2001) 208 CLR 593' [2001] HCA 72 IMM v The Queen (2016) 257 CLR 300 ; [2016] HCA 14 Jones v Dunkel (1959) 101 CLR 298; [1959] HCA 8 NSW v Robinson (2019) 266 CLR 619; [2019] HCA 46. Papanikolaou v R; Tomaras v R [2021] NSWCCA 135 Pearse v Pearse (1846) 63 ER 950 Pfennig v The Queen (1995) 182 CLR 461; [1995] HCA 7 R v EF [2013] NSWSC 1692 R v Helmout [2000] NSWSC 208 R v Ireland (1970) 126 CLR 321 R v Munce [2001] NSWSC 1072 R v Pearce [2001] NSWCCA 447 R v Rooke NSWCCA 2/9/1997 R v Rymer [2005] NSWCCA 310 Ridgeway v The Queen (1995) 184 CLR 19; HCA 66 Robinson v Woolworths Ltd [2005] NSWCCA 426 RPS v The Queen (2000) 1999 CLR 620; [2000] HCA 3 Sinclair v The Queen (1946) 73 CLR 73 CLR 316; [1946] HCA 55 The Queen v Dickman [2017] HCA 24 The Queen v Swaffield (1998) 192 CLR 159 at 185 Williams v The Queen (1986) 161 CLR 278; [1986] HCA 88 Texts Cited: Illegally or improperly obtained evidence: in defence of Australia's discretionary approach TF Bathurst and S Schwartz, (2016) 13 The Judicial Review R no 1 NSW Police Force Body-Worn Video Camera Standard Operating Procedures" (BWV Manual) can be found at https://www.police.nsw.gov.au/about_us/policies_procedures_and_legislation NSW Police, Code of Practice for CRIME (Custody, Rights, Investigation, Management and Evidence), 2007, National Library of Australia <https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/4348953> accessed 24 October 2021). Surveillance Devices Amendment (Police Body-Worn Video) Bill 2014, Hansard Legislative Assembly NSW 22/10/2014 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Cheyne Benjamin Morley (the offender) Director of Public Prosecutions Representation: Counsel: Mr R Pettit (for the offender) Mr R Taylor, Solicitor Advocate (for Director of Public Prosecutions)